Sample Essay Muet Question 1

MUET is a test of English language proficiency, largely for university admissions. The test is set and run by the Malaysian Examinations Council (which also runs the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia(STPM) examination) and largely recognized only in Malaysia and Singapore.

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Question 1

You are a sub-editor working at Mostly Mags, a firm that publishes magazines.You have been asked to write a short report on the sale of magazines from January to March. Your article should migrate all the information given below. You should write 150 to 200 words.

Mostly Mags Advertisement Specials

1 January: Subscribe to any magazine for a year and receive an exercising kit absolutely free.2 February: 10 per cent discount for all magazines3 March: Buy one free one (applies to all magazines except Homedecor)

The graph shows the sale of four magazines and Mostly Mags advertisement specials from January to March.

The Mostly Mags advertisement specials influences the number of Magazines sold from January to March.

The highest number of magazines sold throughout three months is Supermuscles, that's 53000. The lowest number of magazines sold from January to March is Homedecor, only 30000.The most number of magazines sold in January is Supermuscles, followed by Household Pets. In February, the most number of magazines sold is Household Pets while the least number is Personal Grooming. In March, the magazines sold for Supermuscles and Household Pets are the same which was 18000.

Increase of sale from January to February is influence by 10% discount except Supermuscles. The promotion of free exercising kit to one year subscriber influenced the total number of magazines sold in January to be higher than February, which was 56000 and 55000 respectively. In March, Homedecor shows the lowest number of magazines sold as the buy one free one exclude Homedecor.

In conclusion, the number of magazines sold in these four magazines are dependent on the Mostly Mags advertisement specials.//Readers choice changes according to offers given.

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How to tackle question 1:

A step-by-step guide

Step 1

· Analyse the task given

· Study the stimulus and graphic aid. Types of stimuli are likely to be:

Interpretations the bar chart (see interpretation and outline for one stimuli on page 175).

Interpretation the table. Compare and contrast the price of both the imported and local cars from the year 1980 to 2000

· Title

Giver title of the essay

· Controlling idea

State the main or controlling idea

· Trend

State the trend

· Analysis

Provide analysis of the data provided

· Conclusion

Summarize main findings

Sample Essay

Different modes of commuter transport in Kuala Lumpur

The graph shows the different modes of commuter transport used in Kuala Lumpur 1980, 1990, and 2000.

The tread indicates the growing use of cars for commuting to work between 1980 and 2000,and the corresponding decline in the popularity of buses from being the most popular mode of transport in 1980 to the least popular in 2000

Train commuter numbers rose from just under 20% in 1980 to about 27% in 1990, but fell to about 23% in 2000 . motorcycle use has bee relatively stable , falling from around 27% of commuters in 1980, to 22% in 1990 , but climbing back to reach 25% by 2000. Car use increased steadily from just over 5% in 1980 to 23% in 1990 , reaching almost 40% by 2000 as prices of imported and local car dropped significantly . this price drop caused an increase in car ownership, and caused the popularity of buses to drop from just under 35% in 1980 to 27% in 1990 and 15% in 2000.

There is a clear correlation between the growing use of cars and the decline in popularity of buses. The use of cars has had the strongest on the public transporting system .

Rose (to)

Increased (to)

Went up (to)

Climbed (to)

boomed

A rise

An increase

Growth

An upward trend

A boom (a dramatic rise)

Fell(to)

Declined(to)

Decreased(to)

Dipped(to)

Dipped (to)

Dropped (to)

Went down(to)

Slumped(to)

Reduced(to)

A decrease

A decline

A fall

A drop

A slump

A reduction

Leveled out (at)

Did not change (at)

Remained steady (at)

Stayed constant (at)

Maintained the same level

A leveling out

No change

Fluctuated (around)

Peaked (at)

Stood at (we use this phrase to focus on a particular point , before we mention the movement , for example in the movement for year ,